Detective Comics, #31
Published: September 1939
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Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Julie Madison (mainstream Universe)
- The Monk (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
Featuring All-American Comics; Movie Comics
"The greatest scoop in comic magazine history!"
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Batman vs. the Vampire, Part 1 (1)
"The Batman, weird menace to all crime, at last meets..."
Storyline
When Batman discovers Julie in a trance, he is advised by a doctor to take her to Hungary, where he faces a living vampire, who wishes to kill the Caped Crusader and feed Julie to his werewolves.
Characters
- The Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Julie Madison (mainstream Universe)
- The Monk (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Dr. Trent
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Bob Kane
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Bob Kane
- Letters: Sheldon Moldoff
Story Notes
Batman uses two new weapons in this story: the Batgyro and the Baterang. This is the first appearance of Julie Madison, introduced as Bruce's fiancée. She would show up in a few additional issues until she breaks off her engagement to Bruce in Detective Comics #49. Storyline continues in the next issue.
Latest Arrivals for World's Fair; Latvia Honors Premier
"Strikingly depicted on a new Russian set, issued in honor of the New York World's Fair, is the..."
Characters
- Carlis Ulmanis
Story Notes
Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
Waging Battle Against Highway Piracy! (1)
"Along 3,000,000 miles of the U.S. highways, undercover agents of the..."
Credits
- Script: Vin Sullivan (uncertain)
- Pencils: Vin Sullivan (uncertain)
- Inks: Vin Sullivan (uncertain)
Featuring Policeman!
"Hey, O'Toole - You're takin' the corners too fast again!"
Characters
- O'Toole
- Murphy
Credits
- Script: Paul Gustavson
- Pencils: Paul Gustavson
- Inks: Paul Gustavson
- Letters: Paul Gustavson
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.
Killer's Bait
"Here's the layout - this onery gun-slick enters the..."
Storyline
Buck investigates a bank robbery.
Characters
- Buck Marshall (mainstream Universe)
- Jim Murray
- Bart Rice
- Jeff Turner
- Joe Turner
- Red
- Burbage
Credits
- Pencils: Fraisic Marot
- Inks: Fraisic Marot
Story Notes
Story printed in red and black only.
The Mystery Plane (1)
"Behind closed doors is guarded the Navy's sensational new "mystery plane"..."
Storyline
Bart is tasked with finding and recovering a stolen plane.
Characters
- Bart Regan (mainstream Universe)
- unnamed mechanic
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: Mart Bailey
- Inks: Mart Bailey
Story Notes
Bailey signs his initials on the final page.
Mrs. Velvet (1)
"You've got to help me, Steele!"
Characters
- Larry Steele (mainstream Universe)
- Amos Velvet
- Williams
- Dr. Taylor
- Sgt. Britt
Newspaper Nightmare
"The city room of the Daily Star hummed with the feverish activity of..."
Storyline
A murder occurs at a newspaper and Inspector Burke is assigned to the case.
Characters
- Pete Barrows
- Teddy Smith
- Henry Parson
- Inspector Burke
- Harrison Banks
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
The Mammoth Mystery
"What a clever way to kill a man!"
Storyline
Speed looks into a murder that occurred at a circus.
Characters
- Speed Saunders (mainstream Universe)
- Bushland Bill Mercer
- Elkins
- Rosita
- Joe
- Jumbo (elephant)
Credits
- Pencils: Fred Guardineer
- Inks: Fred Guardineer
- Letters: Fred Guardineer
Friday the Thirteenth (1)
"Friday the thirteenth."
Characters
- Bruce Nelson (mainstream Universe)
- Col. Lonsdale
- Carol Londsdale
- Frederic Pearce
Credits
- Script: Tom Hickey
- Pencils: Tom Hickey
- Inks: Tom Hickey
Dr. Dupre (1)
"Cosmo finds a note in the day's mail of great interest."
Storyline
A series of victims have become feebleminded in similar fashion so Cosmo decides to look into the matter.
Characters
- Cosmo (mainstream Universe)
- Dr. Brigg
- Jose Sierra
- Dr. Crane
- Dr. Dupre
- Miss Page
- John Vanderman
Credits
- Script: Sven Elven (uncertain)
- Pencils: Sven Elven
- Inks: Sven Elven
Story Notes
Story printed in red and black only. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
The Zoo Murder (1)
"Thought that was funny, eh?"
Characters
- Slam Bradley (mainstream Universe)
- Shorty Morgan (mainstream Universe)
- Dugan
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: Joe Shuster
- Inks: Joe Shuster
The Comic Book of Tomorrow Is Here Today!!
Featuring New York World's Fair Comics
"The one and only officially licensed comic book of the New York World's Fair!"
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Zatara
- Butch the Pup
- The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
- Ginger Snap
Credits
- Pencils: Vin Sullivan
- Pencils: Fred Guardineer
- Inks: Vin Sullivan
- Inks: Fred Guardineer
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.